Hi all, just joined today. My name is Mike, and I’m from NY, USA. Not really sure what to write here, but I’ll start with a little history. I was diagnosed with T1D when I was 22 years old. Began with micronase pills but quickly began insulin therapy as the pills were ineffective. Took pretty poor care of myself for many years, too much beer, little concern for diet, etc. Basically treated myself with Humulin 70/30 twice a day and little to no bg monitoring. However somehow managed to stay healthy with no complications. Fast forward to about 15 years ago when I decided to see a real endocrinologist (vs the friendly family doctor) who immediately switched me to lantus/humulog therapy and the frequent bg testing that comes with it. Fast forward another 15 years to now, (in my mid-50’s) when I am using a Dexcom G6 CGM and omnipod pump, along with lantus.
The reason for the lantus is I am a very “large” specimen, 6’3” and build like a truck, though lately more like a truck pulling a trailer. 300lbs. When I was perfectly fit I weighed 240 so I’m basically carrying an extra 60lbs on baggage. My daily basal and bolus insulin dosage would burn through the 200u of the omnipod in a day, so I take a daily lantus shot to offset the need. So I can get two days or so from a pod.
In any case, my health is excellent, my A1c was 5.6 two weeks ago, and my blood pressure and cholesterol are all normal, again to the complete disbelief of my wife and doctor due to the way I continue to eat.
Anyway, I’ve been having a few serious issues with my Dexcom that I wanted to see if anyone else was experiencing, hence why I’m here.
Today was the third time the Dexcom read very high, and caused me to take several doses to compensate, only to find my bg crashing all the while the Dexcom read high. Today, was at 182 when I finally used a meter and saw 48. (I have low sensitivity to low glucose unfortunately, and only feel it at the last minute).
I called Dexcom only to have a helpful, but clueless CS rep do nothing more then offer to send me a replacement sensor. I plan on calling tomorrow to speak to a manager about this.
Anyway, has anyone else had similar issues? I haven’t really looked around the forum that much yet so there may be a better place for this question, so if I find it, I’ll post there.
Anyway, sorry for the (way too) long intro...
Mike
The reason for the lantus is I am a very “large” specimen, 6’3” and build like a truck, though lately more like a truck pulling a trailer. 300lbs. When I was perfectly fit I weighed 240 so I’m basically carrying an extra 60lbs on baggage. My daily basal and bolus insulin dosage would burn through the 200u of the omnipod in a day, so I take a daily lantus shot to offset the need. So I can get two days or so from a pod.
In any case, my health is excellent, my A1c was 5.6 two weeks ago, and my blood pressure and cholesterol are all normal, again to the complete disbelief of my wife and doctor due to the way I continue to eat.
Anyway, I’ve been having a few serious issues with my Dexcom that I wanted to see if anyone else was experiencing, hence why I’m here.
Today was the third time the Dexcom read very high, and caused me to take several doses to compensate, only to find my bg crashing all the while the Dexcom read high. Today, was at 182 when I finally used a meter and saw 48. (I have low sensitivity to low glucose unfortunately, and only feel it at the last minute).
I called Dexcom only to have a helpful, but clueless CS rep do nothing more then offer to send me a replacement sensor. I plan on calling tomorrow to speak to a manager about this.
Anyway, has anyone else had similar issues? I haven’t really looked around the forum that much yet so there may be a better place for this question, so if I find it, I’ll post there.
Anyway, sorry for the (way too) long intro...
Mike
